Bishop Williamson not Coming to the Show Trial in Germany

Earlier last month, a report (reproduced below) appeared in Dici describing the situation that was to take place in the court in German for the showtrial. The trial is on the 16th and the Bishop won't be there, as kreuznet says:

Pius X Bishop isn't coming

Germany. Bishop Richard Williamson isn't coming on Friday to Regensburg, in order to participate in the hearing which is according to German law, legal. This was according to German Attorney Matthias Lossman who spoke to the News Service 'ddp". Bishop Williamson's reasons will be revealed by Lossmann in the proceedings on Friday. There will "only be a pair of legal questions" - says Lossmann.

A spokesman of the court of Ratisbonne announced on 27 January that Bishop Richard Williamson will be tried on 16 April 2010 in Germany. According to France Presse, an official demand for his appearance has been sent to the British bishop’s residence in London.

The proceedings brought against Bishop Williamson are for “incitement of racial hatred”, after the words he spoke in Ratisbonne about the Holocaust and which were broadcasted on the Swedish television channel SVT on 21 January 2009. The bishop disputed the charges made against him and did not follow the simplified procedure which would have enabled the case to come to a close after paying a fine of 12,000 Euros. The spokesman also specified on 9 November 2009 that the bishop was not required to be physically present at his trial, and that he could be represented by another. (DICI n°209 du 06/02/10 – Sources: AFP/sources privées)